Research and skills - Production Log #2

This week I conducted research into the history of music video, this task helped me understand how music videos were made, how each decade differed with the type of music video how they have changed with the revolution of technology

This helps me in getting a rough the idea of what type of music video I would like, whether that's to follow the traditional way of a musical video or whether to copy a more popular type of style like narrative music video or green screen. 

In this project, the skills that I would need to bring will vary, at this as this is a music video I will need to bring in creativity and make something original or adapt an idea and add my own sense if creativity I to it.

The type of music I will choose will somehow affect my skills. I will need to be aware of the Mise-en-scene for example the awareness of the costumes, location, hair, make up and actors body and facial language. 

Skills which I have developed last year are technical, for example, being organised in which tasks have to be done, planning ahead to ensure I don't end up having to complete my work last minute, and also timekeeping. I also learnt how to negotiate well with the artists, I gave them clear instructions which they followed and got the shoot done efficiently.

For this project, I will need to keep up with the skills I've got from the previous projects and develop other skills such as using a new software (Adobe premiere) for editing shots and combining them to make an overall music video. I will need to improve my camera skills so that I become  confident in using it when it comes to shooting.